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ISSUE 53 January 25, 2003

Appointment Of UN Special Adviser Extended

FRONT PAGE
SPECIAL

A Critical Study of IRIN Reporting: The Case of Somaliland

FEATURE

Dismissing A. Yusuf as Irrelevant, UCID Chairman Says Party Will Seek Talks With Hawiye and Rahanweyn Leaders on Somaliland and Somalia

Classes To Start At SOS Sheikh Secondary

Somalia Peace Talks Mediator Denies BBC Report

Musyoka: Somalia Crisis a Burden to Kenya

New Mediator Promises More Transparency At Peace Talks

Somalia Talks Are Stormy, but They Still Inch Ahead

ARTS & CULTURE

"I am Swinging This Flower To You" Part IV

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

US General: Iraq War Won't Hurt Horn of Africa Anti-Terror Effort

Appointment Of UN Special Adviser Extended

Man Claims Spirits Told Him To Hit His Son

RESPONSE

Dr. Tani Responds To Raqiya Omaar

EDITORIAL & OPINION

Faysal’s Creative Ideas and Legitimate Concerns

A State In The Making

Will The Federal Ethiopia Fail Somali Zone?

LETTERS
Rakiya, Where is The Justice for the 1990s?
Silanyo Is Our Hope

NAIROBI, 23 Jan 2003 (IRIN) - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, citing progress in peace talks on Somalia and Sudan, has extended the appointment of his special adviser for the Horn of Africa, Muhammad Sahnoun, until the end of the year.

In a letter to the president of the Security Council, Annan noted that Sahnoun had been following developments in the Horn of Africa region, especially in Somalia and Sudan, and providing assessments on the UN's role in efforts to reach negotiated settlements of the conflicts in the two countries.

The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development-led peace talks on Sudan had made significant progress in recent months, resulting in the signing of the Machakos Protocol in July last year.

The two sides were scheduled to resume negotiations this month, and Sahnoun would represent the secretary-general, Annan said. 

He noted the important achievements made so far, as well as the role Sahnoun would play in the months ahead as the pace of the negotiations to reach agreements accelerated.

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